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Old Aug 18, 2020, 01:25 AM
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I'm wondering if any of my fellow Survivors here have moved on into healthy relationships, found love and are doing well.

I've met this guy. And I'm so up and down with him. I've been broken and damaged by past abuse. While I've gone through therapy, forgiven my parents, ex-bf, and a lot of other people. I still have trust issues. I still get paranoid and insecure. I fear abandonment, I fear getting hurt. I'm constantly over analyzing everything trying to see if there's something hidden in what's going on and come to the conclusion there's not. He's legit.

I just have a really hard to opening myself up to love. I've been single for 6 years. Been telling myself I don't need anyone, I need to work on me (and did). My psych doctor brought up that he's never heard of me even dating or having a love interest and found it really surprising. Because I'm attractive, intelligent, hard working, a good person and most of my mental health issues, the severe stuff, is behind me. I was like "You mean I'm healthy enough to be in a relationship?" And he said "Yes."

I'm trying. I really am. I'm trying my best not to be insecure. It's hard. Any advice?
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